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September 2009 Blog Posts (67)

Lord Narasimhadevas pastimes from Narasimha Purana

As part of my work on the book about Lord Narasimha I am working on ,I am presenting this chapter summary of the Narasimha Purana that deals with the pastimes of Lord Narasimha and Prahlada Maharaja

chapter:40

Hirnayakasipu takes over the heavenly planets and kicks out the demigods.After wandering the earth for long time(disguised as ordinary human beings) the demigods talk with Brhaspati that confirms that he and other sages are predicting that soon Hiranyakasipu will be… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on September 28, 2009 at 5:22am — 1 Comment

12 Holy Names of Lord Nityananda

12 Holy Names of Lord Nityananda

By Shrila Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya

Translated by

Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada

Shri Shri Nityananda Chandrasya

Naama Dvadashaka Stotram

Twelve Beautiful Holy Names of the

Moonlike Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu

Verse One

1} nityanando 2} avadhutendur, 3} vasudha-prana-vallabhah;

4} jahnavi-jivita-patih, 5} krishna-prema-pradah 6}… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on September 27, 2009 at 9:43pm — No Comments

from Karnananda about 64 rounds with commentaries by HH Bhakti Ratna Sadhu Maharaja

Shri Karnananda

CHANTING 64 ROUNDS (100,000 NAMES) DAILY

In Karnananda, First Niryasa by Shrila Yadunandana Dasa, the glories to chanting 64 rounds of the maha-mantra (100,000 names of Krishna) have been described:

tabe sei kalanidhi chattaraja nama, sada harinama jape ei tara kama;

prabhu kahe tumi caitanyera priyatama, laksha-nama japa tumi kariya niyama.

“Kalanidhi Chattaraja, the disciple of Shrila Shrinivasa Acarya Thakura performed the sole… Continue

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Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura about chanting 64 rounds and other acaryas

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura about chanting 64 rounds.

Sadhu-vritti, Sajjana Toshani 11/12:

tinei sad-grihastha-jini pratyah laksha-nama grahana karena, tanhara grihei shuddha-vaishnava-gana

prasada grahana karibena.

“Only those devotees are sad-grihasthas (true and ideal householders) who chant 1,00,000 names of Krishna (64 rounds) daily. The pure devotees should accept prasada (foodstuffs) only in the homes of these sad-grihasthas and nowhere… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on September 27, 2009 at 9:32pm — No Comments

Suka-Sari Stava

These prayers are from Govinda Lilamrta and offered by the parrots of Radha Krsna at Radha Kunda during the Madhyana lila ,noon pastimes:HH Gaura Govinda Maharaja would preach alot about how Sukadeva Goswami is the personal parrot of Sri Radha..so we should keep this in mind

Chapter One

Text 1

atha kshanat tau pratilabdha-bodhav

utthaya talpopari sannivishtau

purvam…

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Added by Paramananda das on September 27, 2009 at 9:00am — 10 Comments

Freedom from Anarthas and the Desire for Bhakti is Strengthened by the Mercy of Nitai

5.12

samsarera para hai' bhaktira sagare

ye dubibe se bhajuk nitai-candere

One who would cross over the ocean of material existence and swim in the bhakti ocean should worship the lotus feet of Nityananda. (Cb. Adi 1.77)

Nityananda is the Foremost Preacher

5.13

caitanyera adi-bhakta nityananda-raya

caitanyera yaso…

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Shri Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta on Laksha Naam

Shri Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta on Laksha Naam

Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada in his final Upadesawali

22. Bhagavan will not accept anything which is offered by a person who doesn't chant Harinama one-hundred thousand times daily and such a person is considered a 'patita'.

23. By sincerely endeavoring to chant Harinama without offenses and remaining fixed in chanting constantly, one's offenses will fade and… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on September 26, 2009 at 10:56pm — 1 Comment

Mahanidhi Swami about chanting 64 rounds

"Following the perfect example of his predecessors, Shrila Prabhupada tried to introduce a daily standard of 64 rounds for his initiated disciples in the early days. The disciples responded to Prabhupada's order with silence and astonishment. They argued about the shortage of time, and some flatly rejected saying "impossible." Perhaps this is the time when Shrila Prabhupada uttered his famous quote, "Impossible is a word in a fool's dictionary." Out of compassion for his struggling followers,… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on September 26, 2009 at 9:54pm — No Comments

" Getting God To Talk To You "

" Getting God To Talk To You "

Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 1.10

Mayapur, April 3, 1975

Nitai: "I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, a partial part of whom is Garbhodakasayi Visnu. From the navel of Garbhodakasayi Visnu sprouts the lotus that is the birthplace of Brahma, the engineer of the universe. The stem of that lotus is the resting place of the multitude of planets."

Prabhupada:

yasyamsamsah… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on September 26, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

SRI CAITANYA BHAGAVATA

SRI CAITANYA BHAGAVATA

Antya Lila Chapter 4

All glory to Lord Gauracandra, who is an ocean of mercy, and whose lotus feet are all auspicious. I offer my obeisances to Sri Krsna Caitanya, the pride of the sannyasa order, and His devotees.

After delivering everyone in Kulia, the Lord proceeded towards Mathura accompanied by His associates. He traveled along the banks of Gangadevi, often drinking her waters or bathing in them, thus fulfilling her long-standing… Continue

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Prayers to Lord Narasimhadeva

Prayers to Lord Narasimhadeva

Powerful mantras for protection to the Lord's half-lion incarnation and His weapons. These are for protection from such things as malevolent spirits and material desires, as well as increased devotion and a peaceful world. Also contains the Nrisimha Kavacha.

Prayers to the Lord’s Weapons

To the Chakra

chakram yugantanala-tigma-nemi

bhramat samantad… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on September 25, 2009 at 10:20am — No Comments

Lord Caitanya at the Alarnatha temple and other pastimes in Jagannatha Puri

something I wrote in 2009

Dear honored Vaisnavas and vaisnavis

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada…

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Added by Paramananda das on September 25, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

THE THIRTEENTH CHAPTER OF JAIVA-DHARMA, by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Late the next afternoon, at the time of go-dhuli (when the air is thick with dust-clouds raised by the cows returning to the go-sala), Vrajanatha arrived at Srivasangana. He sat on the raised platform under the dense foliage of the bakula tree, and waited for the elderly Babaji Maharaja. Babaji was waiting in his bhajanakutira, and for some unknown reason, vatsalya-bhava had arisen in his heart towards Vrajanatha. As soon as a slight sound outside indicated Vrajanatha’s arrival, Babaji came out… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on September 24, 2009 at 9:46pm — No Comments

“There is no doubt about it, to distribute books is our most important activity.” (to Ramesvara, August 3, 1973)

The most important thing is that you must follow all of the rules and regulations very strictly.” (to Tapana Misra Dasa, May 26, 1975)

“There is no doubt about it, to distribute books is our most important activity.” (to Ramesvara, August 3, 1973)

CC Adi lila 7.164 purport

Now that the International Society for Krishna Consciousness has taken up this task of preaching the cult of Lord Caitanya, its members should not only construct temples in every town and village of the… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on September 24, 2009 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments

ISKCON and the Kartabhaja influence

PAMHO

AGTSP

Of the 3 Guru sastra and Sadhu ..sastra is most important Srila Prabhupada explains this also:

"One should accept a thing as genuine by studying the words of saintly people, the spiritual master and sastra. The actual center is sastra, the revealed scripture. If a spiritual master does not speak according to revealed scripture, he is not to be accepted. Similarly, if a saintly person does not speak according to the sastra, he is not a saintly person.… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on September 24, 2009 at 8:23pm — No Comments

was Visnu Swami the Guru of Bilvamangala Thakura?

PAMHO

AGTS"

Srila Prabhupada described that Visnu Swami was the Guru of Bilvamangala Thakura, so I did a little digging, it is a bit complicated

I found this statement on the internet:

Vishnuswami

The fourth Vaishnava acharya, Vishnusvami, representative of the Rudra sampradaya (who worship the avatara of God known as Narasimhadeva) is less known than the other three.

Actually there is some confusion about him, as it seems there have been three…

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Added by Paramananda das on September 24, 2009 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments

Sri Sudarshana Kavaca

Sri Sudarshana Kavaca

om namo bhagavate bhoh bhoh sudarshana

dushta daridryam duritam

hana hana jahi jahi papam matha matha

samrogyam kuru kuru thah thah hrim him hram

om sahasraram hum phat svaha

om trilokya bhayam karta tvam

ajnaya janardana

sarva-dukhani rakshamsi

kshayam nayaca satvaram

om namo bhagavate maha-sudarshanaya

maho-graya maha-cakraya

maha-mantra maha-dhira

maha-tejah bhayankaraya…

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Added by Paramananda das on September 24, 2009 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments

Did Srila Prabhupada chant 64 rounds ?

HH Kavicandra Maharaja asked me this question.

This was my response:

dear Kavicandra Swami

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Maharaja you asked me the question:Was Srila Prabhupada chanting 64 rounds?

My answer is 2 questions to you: How do you know he did not chant 64 rounds a day?

If he asked devotees at the first initiation to chant 64 rounds, would he be preaching something he did not do himself ?. I can not accept…

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Added by Paramananda das on September 24, 2009 at 7:30pm — 5 Comments

"Lion-killer Rabbit"

"Lion-killer Rabbit"

Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.44

Los Angeles, June 10, 1976

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Pradyumna: Translation: "O inhabitants of Vaikuntha, you are sinless, but those within this material world are all karmis, whether acting piously or impiously. Both kinds of action are possible for them because they are contaminated by the three modes of nature and must act… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on September 24, 2009 at 7:23pm — 1 Comment

Srila Prabhupada was not alone to claim the monlanding was a hoax (THIS is also posted on Dandavats.com)

Payonidhi das: My humble pranams

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

On the 20 july is 40 years ago since the so called moon landing.But many believe it was a hoax If you go to the Air and Space museum in Washington Dc you can touch a piece of the moon and visitors( “pilgrims”) come to touch this black stone ( did someone say they landed on Rahu.?Hmmmmnnn)

May 11th 1975 Srila Prabhupada said:

Amogha: He says did they actually get to the moon or not?

Prabhupäda: That I am… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on September 24, 2009 at 11:03am — No Comments